Zentyal is a new name for eBox Platform, an Ubuntu-based distribution for servers. Version 2.0, announced today, is the project's first release under the new name: "Your favorite development team proudly presents Zentyal 2.0. Zentyal is a Linux small business server that can act as a gateway, unified threat manager, office server, infrastructure manager, unified communications server or a combination of them. The development of Zentyal started in 2004 and currently it is an enterprise-level Linux server solution that integrates over 30 open source network management tools in one single technology. Highlights: new distribution base - Ubuntu 10.04; improved software management: the software management module has been completely revamped, with usability and visual improvements; friendlier graphical environment...." Read the release announcement and release notes for a full list of new features. Download: zentyal-2.0-i386.iso (460MB, MD5).

Zentyal Server (formerly eBox Platform) is a unified network server that offers easy and efficient computer network administration for small and medium-size businesses. It can act as a gateway, an infrastructure manager, a unified threat manager, an office server, a unified communication server or a combination of them. These functionalities are tightly integrated, automating most tasks, avoiding mistakes and saving time for system administrators. Zentyal is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and runs on top of Ubuntu.

The Zentyal development team has announced the launch of Zentyal 4.1. The Ubuntu-based server distribution is designed to be easy to install and configure and ships with a powerful collection of web-based system administration modules. "Zentyal development team is proud to announce Zentyal Server 4.1, a new release of the Zentyal open-source Linux small business server with native Microsoft Exchange protocol implementation and Active Directory interoperability. This release is completely focused on improving the stability and set of features delivered by the OpenChange module, based on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS to provide the latest stable packages. Zentyal server comes in two different flavors: development version, for bleeding-edge testing of the latest available features and commercial version for stable production environments. Features: support for Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013; multiple virtual mail domains; synchronization with mobile devices (ActiveSync support); central domain directory management...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download the installation CD image from here: zentyal-4.1-development-amd64.iso (584MB, MD5, pkglist).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal Server 4.0, a new version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed for small business servers: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce Zentyal Server 4.0, a new release of the open-source Linux small business server with native Microsoft Exchange protocol implementation and Active Directory interoperability. Zentyal Server 4.0 comes with improved mail and mail-related directory features. It is based on the latest Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS. New features and improvements include: improved provisioning of Zentyal as first Microsoft Exchange server; improved PST import; improved support for RPC over HTTP (Microsoft Outlook Anywhere); improved Autodiscover service; improved support for multiple virtual mail domains; improved support for Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2010; improved support for shared calendars and contacts; improved multi-language support for mailboxes...." Read the release announcement for further information. Download: zentyal-4.0-amd64.iso (636MB, MD5, pkglist).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.5, a major new version of the project's server distribution - now based on Ubuntu 14.04: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce the release of Zentyal 3.5, a new Zentyal Server Community edition. Zentyal Server is the open-source alternative to Windows Small Business Server, including native replacements to Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server. Among all the changes Zentyal 3.5 introduces, we would like to put the focus on: new base distribution: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 'Trusty'; removal of synchronization with OpenLDAP; support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 and inbox refresh improved; removal of some modules (L7 Filter, FTP, Zarafa, User Corner, Captive Portal and Bandwidth Monitor) to focus on the rest." Read the release announcement for upgrade instructions and see the detailed changelog for a long list of improvements. Download: zentyal-3.5-amd64.iso (637MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.4, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution for small and medium businesses: "Zentyal development team is proud to announce the release of Zentyal 3.4, a new Zentyal Server Community Edition. Zentyal Server is the open source alternative to Windows Small Business Server, including native replacements to Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server. Among all the changes Zentyal 3.4 introduces, we would like to put the focus on: High Availability for Unified Threat Management (UTM) and Gateway; Outlook Anywhere support; New restyled Zentyal webmail UI; Out of Office support for OpenChange. Core Changes: New base distribution: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy; Removal of Apache instance for Zentyal; Administration Improved system of bug reports; Improved management of exceptions...." Read the official announcement for more details such as upgrading instructions and the lengthy changelog. Download from SourceForge: zentyal-3.4-amd64.iso (720MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.3, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution for small business servers: "The Zentyal development team proudly announces the release of Zentyal Server 3.3, a new version of the Linux alternative to Windows Small Business Server and Microsoft Exchange Server. The most significant benefit it introduces is the option to configure Zentyal as a native Microsoft Exchange replacement. Thanks to the OpenChange integration, it is possible to configure Zentyal Server as an on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server replacement with only two clicks and assign users the most common Microsoft Exchange services just as easily. Users can access these services through a web interface, or continue to use Microsoft Outlook clients as usual without having to install any additional software or plug-in on their computers." Read the full press release for more details and a brief feature list. Download from SourceForge: zentyal-3.3-amd64.iso (651MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the release of Zentyal 3.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for small business servers: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce the release of Zentyal 3.2, a major new release of the Zentyal Linux small business server. Zentyal Server is an open-source alternative to Windows Small Business Server, including a native replacement to Active Directory. Highlights: new base distribution - Ubuntu 12.04.03 featuring a new Linux 3.8 kernel and providing updates for all the packages and services managed by Zentyal; unified style and usability across the GUI featuring drag-and-drop support to move table rows, single-click support to enable modules and their dependencies; integration of the latest Samba 4.1 release; new mode that allows to authenticate against an external Active Directory server...." Read the official press release and check out the more technical release notes for further details. Download: zentyal-3.2-amd64.iso (545MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Zentyal 3.2, an Ubuntu-based server distribution designed for small and medium businesses - now also extensible with specialist modules: "The Zentyal development team is proud to announce that the first Zentyal Server 3.2 release candidate (Zentyal 3.2-rc1) is now available for download. The next stable Zentyal Server version, Zentyal 3.2, will be released on the 19th of September. Zentyal 3.2-rc1 comes with all the Zentyal Server 3.2 features and from now on, all the focus will be on bug fixing, polishing details and working on migration paths from Zentyal Server 3.0 to 3.2. This version includes all the bug fixes done since the last beta release together with the following improvements: new base distribution: Ubuntu 12.04.03 (featuring a new Linux 3.8 kernel); unified style and usability across the GUI." Read the rest of the release announcement. Download: zentyal-3.2-rc1-amd64.iso (534MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the availability of the second and final beta version of the upcoming Zentyal 3.2 stable release, a full-featured Linux server distribution for small and medium businesses: "Zentyal 3.1-2 is a development version and will become Zentyal 3.2 (next stable release) in September 2013. Until then we are doing bug-fixing and code polishing so Zentyal users can help testing new features and improvements. Regarding the changes since the last 3.1-1 release, we want to highlight the following: Completely new Users and Computers interface based on a Tree view, including support for multiple Organizational Units for some of the modules (Samba, Proxy, Mail, Zarafa); Initial GPO support for login/logout scripts (to be extended in next releases!); General styles and usability improvement (including icons!); Integration of the new Samba 4.1 RC1." Check the full release announcement. Download: zentyal-3.1-2-amd64.iso (668MB, MD5).

José Antonio Calvo has announced the availability of the first development build of the upcoming Zentyal 3.2 stable release, a Linux distribution for small business servers. Like the project's 3.0 release, the new version is still based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support (LTS) release. From the release announcement: "We're glad to announce the availability of the first Zentyal 3.1 packages and installer. Zentyal 3.1 is a development version and it will become Zentyal 3.2 (next stable release) in September 2013. Until then we are going to frequently release new versions so you can help us testing the new features and improvements. The highlights of this first beta are: New IPS module; L2TP support in the IPsec module; faster Zentyal administration interface; new headless (remote administration only) installation in the expert mode; faster boot due to better management of daemons." Download: zentyal-3.1-amd64.iso (651MB, MD5).

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